Scholarships

The General Workshops Scholarship Fund

Partial tuition scholarships and additional financial support is available to deserving applicants through donations by corporations and individual benefactors to The Workshops. Funds are intended to support the educational process of today's most talented filmmakers, photographers and digital artists. Application is by portfolio (15-20 images) or reel, evidence of financial need as demonstrated on the application form, accompanied by latest tax return and 3 letters of recommendation.

The Paul Caponigro Scholarship

The Paul Caponigro Scholarship was established in 2009 to honor one of the foremost landscape photographers of the 20th century. Paul has been a part of the Workshops community since its earliest days and his teaching has influenced generations of photographers. Focused on supporting students at Maine Media College, the scholarship was endowed anonymously as part of the New Vision Campaign. This year the scholarship will be awarded to one or more students in the College’s Professional Certificate program. More information is available by contacting the Registrar at registrar@mainemedia.edu.

Maine Media Scholarship Fund for Maine Youth

This new fund was established in 2010 to provide tuition assistance for talented high school students in Maine to attend the Young Artists summer program. Up to $10,000 in full and/or partial scholarships is awarded each year to teens who express an interest in media arts through their application submission and who can demonstrate the need for financial assistance. Application is by letter of interest, evidence of financial need as demonstrated on the application form, accompanied by legal guardian's latest tax return, and 3 letters of recommendation. Samples of previous work should accompany applications for assistance for advanced workshops. Otherwise, no portfolio review is required. Deadline for submissions is 5 pm, April 22, 2011. Awards will be announced the week of May 15, 2011. If not all funds are distributed at this time, additional applications will be accepted.

Karen Van Allsburg Memorial Scholarship

Maine Media Women, an organization of Maine writers, photographers, editors, and other media-related professionals will award a tuition scholarship to a qualified woman, an emerging artist who would like to further her skills with a course in still photography (preferably documentary, landscape, or portraiture).

This need-based scholarship honors the memory of Karen Van Allsburg, a member of Maine Media Women and an alumna of Maine Photographic Workshops. A dynamic, creative woman who brightened every space she entered, Karen succumbed to breast cancer in December 1999 at the age of 51.

Application is by portfolio (15-20 images), evidence of financial need as demonstrated on the application form, accompanied by latest tax return and 3 letters of recommendation. Deadline for submissions is 5 pm, April 22, 2011. Applications may be submitted digitally or in print. If submitting digitally, all supporting materials should be e-mailed to registration@theworkshops.com. Website portfolio is required, applicants should not email image attachments for portfolio review. Award will be announced the week of May 15, 2011.

The Ike Royer Memorial Scholarship for Traditional Black and White Photography

Sponsored by Freestyle Photographic Supplies of Hollywood, California, The Ike Royer Memorial Scholarship For Traditional Black and White Photography will award a scholarship to a student enrolled in a traditional black and white photography workshop. The scholarship is named after the late Isaac (Ike) Royer, who, for many years, was a leading advocate of the importance of black and white traditional photography in a photographic education, as well as the Chairperson of Freestyle’s Advisory Board of Photographic Professionals.

Freestyle’s commitment to the black and white darkroom and the materials used in traditional photography, in addition to The Ike Royer Memorial Scholarship, is instrumental for helping future photography students raise their skills and knowledge of the medium to higher levels of excellence and personal satisfaction.

The scholarship requires a statement of intent, references and recommendations and submission of a portfolio (15-20 images) all accompanied by the application form. All application materials must be submitted digitally. Applications and supporting materials should be e-mailed to: registration@theworkshops.com All submissions must be received by 5 pm on Friday, April 22, 2011. Winner will be notified the week of May 15, 2011. Website is permissible but print portfolio preferred.

Scholarship for Military Veterans

Creativity and art have been long respected for their therapeutic value and to that end, this scholarship is made available to aid those returning soldiers in their readjustment back into our society. This scholarship is a fully funded scholarship (tuition, room and board) to be awarded to a member of the US Armed Forces (any branch) who was deployed overseas either directly in, or in support of operations in, Iraq or Afghanistan.

All applications must include an application form, a financial statement (tax return), proof of service & deployment, cover letter and statement of why this scholarship is important to you. No portfolio is required to apply for this scholarship, but may be required for admission to a particular class. The selection committee reserves the right to request a portfolio.

This scholarship will remain open until a recipient is identified. All application materials, including portfolio must be submitted digitally to:registration@theworkshops.com.

9th Annual Yarka Vendrinska Memorial Photojournalism Scholarship

Through the generous donation of Mark and Tanya Bohr, who established the Yarka Vendrinska Photojournalism Memorial Fund for their daughter Yarka, we are pleased to announce that we will be offering the ninth annual scholarship to an emerging photojournalist who demonstrates financial need to continue their career. The award will be used to attend any of the Photojournalism workshops at Maine Media Workshops.

This award, of up to $2,500, is offered in the memory of Yarka, a passionate photographer drawn to photograph people often ignored by society: the homeless, the aged and the ill. She found great humanity in her subjects, and attempted to convey this through her imagery. She passed away on July 23, 2002, but her work continues to be presented on her web site, http://yarka.net/. To read more about the Foundation, please visit www.yarkasfund.org. The ideal applicant will not only be interested in photojournalism, but will have a dedication to defining and reporting social issues and conditions in the spirit of Yarka's work. The award will be based upon demonstrated need, and an appropriate portfolio of recent work. All application materials must be submitted digitally by April 22, 2011 at 5 pm. Website portfolio required; no emailed image attachments permitted for portfolio review. The award recipient will be announced on April 25, 2011.

The Kevin McCabe Young Photographer Scholarship

We are again pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for the Young Artists Workshops. The Kevin McCabe Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a deserving and talented student photographer (film or digital) from Central New York State region. The family and friends of Kevin McCabe, a Young Artist alumnus, have established this scholarship in his memory. A second scholarship, also awarded in Kevin's honor, is offered by The Workshops and is open to all Young Artists. Both of these scholarships provide full tuition, lab fees, lodging and meals. In addition to the Kevin McCabe Young Photographer Scholarship, the Workshops will provide a scholarship for students interested in the Young Filmmakers Program.

All applications will be judged based upon a combination of evidence of need and the merit of the work. All applications must include a financial statement (tax return) of the parent(s) or legal guardians. Three letters of recommendation from professional photographers, filmmakers, Workshop Alumni, or teachers must also be included, as well as a personal statement and the application form. Deadline for submissions is 5 pm, April 22, 2011. Awards will be announced the week of May 15, 2011.

The Carter Foundation Scholarship

The Carter Foundation, founded by Wilburt James and Harry Clifton Carter of North Carolina and carried on by their families for philanthropic endeavors, will award a $2,000 scholarship to an artist from North Carolina who desires further education and training in still photography. The scholarship requires a statement of intent, references and recommendations and submission of a portfolio (15-20 images). All application materials must be submitted digitally. Portflios must be posted online. Email submissions of portfolios are not acceptable. Application deadline is 5:00PM April 22, 2011. Award will be announced the week of May 15, 2011. All supporting materials should be e-mailed to registration@theworkshops.com.

The Constantine Manos Scholarship

A scholarship for emerging photographers, the recipient is awarded tuition, room & board, and a travel stipend of up to $300. Applicants are to be between the ages of 18 and 25 with an interest in making documentary photographs with a unique point of view.

Applicants are to fill out the standard MMW Scholarship Application (download above) in addition to the Manos Scholarship document found here. Included with the application, a bio and a portfolio of 20 – 30 photographs (72ppi, 1200 pixels on the longest side ) burned to disc are to be sent to the Maine Media Workshops. Online portfolios will not be accepted, discs only. The images are preferably, but not necessarily, made around a common subject or idea. The deadline for application submission is June 17, 2011.

Benefactors Information

Maine Media Workshops is a duly registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Individuals and corporations wishing to participate in the scholarship fund may do so and receive Federal Tax considerations. Information is available from The Director's Office - director@theworkshops.com